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She has committed sin and wants to repent

Praise be to Allah.

We ask Allah to guide you and accept your repentance.

We advise you not to tell your husband about this matter and

strive to repent from it and give it up.

Always bear in mind that Allah is watching you and can see

what you are doing at all times. This is most likely to make you feel shy

before Him and venerate Him.

You should always remember death and the Hereafter and the

Reckoning. If a person remembers death a great deal he will inevitably

prepare for it by doing righteous deeds and repenting from sin.

Cut off all ties with this girl immediately. If you can move

from that job, that is essential. Continuing the relationship between you

means that there is no repentance and that the sin will continue.

Rather we tell you: if you can move from that city

altogether, then do that and do not hesitate.

There is no remedy for this disease except keeping away from

that girl altogether.

As for your prayer being accepted, that is up to Allah, but

be wary of giving up prayer; rather you should strive to do a great deal of

it and to read Qur'aan, in the hope that this may be a means of Allah

accepting your repentance and guiding you.

Listen to lectures and exhortations by well-known scholars

and daa’iyahs who are known for their trustworthiness, religious commitment,

sincerity and knowledge. Think about how Allah is forbearing towards you.

How can He be forbearing when you are persisting in disobeying Him? If He so

willed, He could punish you for this sin and you would have a bad end. Think

about how Allah has concealed your sin. What would you do if your husband

and other people found out what you are doing; it would be a big scandal.

How would your life be after that? So hasten to repent before Allah hastens

your death or punishment, in which case regret would be to no avail.

The gate of repentance is open and Allah accepts the

repentant slave and rejoices over him; He forgives him and accepts his

repentance no matter what his sin. The one who repent from sin is like one who did not sin at all.

We ask Allah to guide you.

Source: IslamQA (Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid)
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